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What would an inquiry into the future of the civil service tell us?
Connecting Policy with Practice
This discussion paper marks the launch of the Connecting Policy with Practice programme.
IPPR report addresses important issues of accountability
Civil service reform could learn from overseas
There’s partnership working…and then there’s data sharing!
A blog from a participant in Connecting Policy with Practice
Revolution in a teacup?
Why ministers should choose permanent secretaries.
The 2015/16 Spending Round
Fiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned. The Chancellor announced in the 2010 Emergency Budget that the budget deficit would be balanced wi
Permanent Secretary Appointments and the Role of Ministers
This report discusses how permanent secretaries are and should be appointed.
5 days - or longer - in May 2015
Lessons from 2010
Churchill, alcohol and government records: why our national archives matter
Government is in danger of losing embedded institutional memory - archives matter.